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Heterocyclic chromenes

US5527911A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 1993
Grant dateJun 18, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C1/73
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to photochromic compounds of general formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.a, R.sup.b and R.sup.c denote hydrogen; alkyl; aryl; OR, SR, COR or COOR, in which R denotes hydrogen, alkyl or aryl, amino of formula NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denote hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 being capable of forming with the nitrogen atom, a heterocycle containing 4 to 7 members and capable of containing, in addition, one or more heteroatoms chosen from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, a halogen atom; a mono- or polyhaloalkyl group; an NO.sub.2, CN or SCN group; n and m denote integers from 1 to 5 depending on the number of substitutions on the nucleus and p may be equal to 1 or 2 depending on the number of substitutions on the nucleus; H is an aromatic heterocycle having 4 to 7 members containing one or more heteroatoms chosen from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, these heterocyclic nuclei being capable of being substituted by one or more alkyl, alkoxy, amino, aryl or aralkyl groups or condensed with an aromatic nucleus, and to their use in ophthalmic optics.

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